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Workers urged to check tax codes this month as HMRC could backdate tax demands up to four years
The mistake could cause you to over or underpay tax, potentially setting HMRC on your tail
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Warning 'nice-to-have' services at risk if Lancashire councils are slashed, amid call for 'balance'
Park maintenance, leisure centres and regular bin collections could be put at risk by the financial pressures created by a shake-up of Lancashire’s councils.
Matt Baker reveals tensions with 'frustrated' wife over new move away from TV career
Countryfile presenter Matt Baker has opened up about his love for painting and how it has become a bit of an issue in his household with his wife Nicola
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Blackpool-born Nikki Sanderson leaves soap Hollyoaks after nearly 13 years
Blackpool-born actress Nikki Sanderson has said goodbye to Hollyoaks after nearly 13 years with the soap.
Easter Sunday weather: Met office map shows temperatures forecast across the UK for Easter Sunday
Here’s the temperatures forecast by the Met Office across the UK on Easter Sunday.
'I have been battling steroid withdrawal for five years - I feel so helpless'
Bethany Norman's symptoms have included severely irritated skin and excessive shedding
Moorland blaze caused by people setting off fireworks as £1,000 warning issued
Fire crews were called to Rivington after fireworks were 'deliberately set off'
Inmate dies at HMP Forest Bank as probe launched into death
The privately-run prison has been hit by a series of fatalities over recent years
New plan will allow DWP to raid bank accounts of benefit claimants
Campaigners branded the plans “nothing short of dystopian”
The town centre street which played major role in introduction of the 'most unpopular tax ever'
The tax aimed to target the most wealthy
Young dad-of-one died after complaining of ear ache for months
"He would do anything for anybody and nothing was too much trouble. His daughter was his whole life"
The female prison officers who fell for murderers, gangsters and armed robbers
They were supposed to be guarding them - but ended up falling for them instead
Vladimir Putin announces ceasefire in Ukraine
The news was announced soon after Russian forces pushed Ukraine troops out of one of its last footholds in the Kursk region
Lancashire Police reveal sad news as body of missing birdwatcher Brian Fletcher is found
Police in Lancashire say they have found the body of missing 80 year old birdwatcher Brian Fletcher following an extensive seeach.
Tragedy as body found in search of missing pensioner, 80, after four weeks
Brian Fletcher disappeared after travelling from his home in Bury to Tockholes on March 22
Schoolgirl in ICU for nine days after waking up with 'odd' purple bruise
"She is breathing through a respirator, it's touch and go"
Angler's horror after discovery at Rivington reservoir and says 'I couldn't ignore it'
He set up on the bank hoping to catch bream - then spotted something in the mud
Mortgage 'tweak' could save you £15,000 in interest, finance expert says
It could also cut the time it takes to repay the balance
Vandalised Leyland church hides 'revolting' graffiti with plants to host Easter wedding
"The outpouring of support and sympathy from the community has been overwhelming. It’s been wonderful to see how it’s brought the community together."
Bomb disposal experts called to Rivington in Lancashire after suspected grenade type devices found
Bomb disposal experts have been called to central Lancashire this morning.